Pacemakers are used to regulate the heart — but they're also used elsewhere. Pacemakers are available for the brain, stomach and also the bladder. It's believed at least 50 million people deal with an ...

A heart attack is a life-threatening condition, with patients remaining at risk of premature death long after the actual attack—50% to 60% of patients die subsequently as a result of sudden cardiac ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Do people with pacemakers need to be concerned about wireless devices? -- B.L. ANSWER: In most cases, there is very little risk to a pacemaker from wireless devices. However, there are ...

Heart problems are nothing new. Humans have been fascinated by electrocardiography since the era of Hippocrates (via St. Luke's Hospital Cardiology Department). With each passing century, medicine's ...

The first unexpected power failure in a Medtronic InSync III pacemaker didn't set off the alarm bells. But by the fourth time, doctors at the Minneapolis Heart Institute knew they had to act quickly.

Unconfirmed media reports say Nancy Guthrie's pacemaker stopped syncing with her Apple devices. Here's what that means.